Antitrust policy : an introduction -- Antitrust economics -- Antitrust coverage : jurisdiction, enforcement, and exceptions -- Horizontal restraints and cartel behavior -- Vertical restraints -- Monopolization and related offenses -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Price discrimination -- Appendix :...

This comprehensive book contains case studies on the evolution of competition policy, with an emphasis on merger policy, for seven major US industries that have experienced substantial deregulation in the past forty years - electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, railroads, airlines,...

"American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on competition. Thomas Philippon blames the unchecked efforts of corporate lobbyists. Instead of earning profits by investing and innovating, powerful firms use political pressure to secure their advantages. The result is less...